One structure destroyed but no injuries reported after pair of Red Bluff area fires

RED BLUFF, Calif., — Although one structure was destroyed, no injuries were reported after a pair of Red Bluff area structure fires that happened Friday evening, March 25 and early Saturday morning, March 26.

The first reported fire, which was initially dispatched as a smoke check, occurred at the Brentwood Post-Acute care facility on Walnut Street, while the second blaze tore through a large residential shop building – ultimately burning much of the structure to the ground – near Live Oak Road just a few miles away.

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On Friday evening, City of Red Bluff Fire Department, along with Dibble Creek Volunteer FD Co.14 and other emergency personnel, were dispatched to reports of a smoke check with a possible commercial structure fire burning at the Brentwood Post-Acute care facility at 1795 Walnut Street.

Responding firefighters reported finding an electrical fire burning toward the exterior of the 55-bed, long-term care facility and quickly extinguished the flames.

It was not immediately clear if any of the facility’s patients were evacuated from the building as a result of Friday’s crisis, and calls to the facility went unanswered on Sunday afternoon.

However, no civilian injuries or significant damage were reported as a result of the electrical fire, with crews remaining at the scene for about two hours, according to Dibble Creek VFD.

Red Bluff area firefighters responded to two back-to-back fires on Friday evening and early Saturday morning. Photo One courtesy of Dibble Creek Volunteer FD Co.14, Photo Two courtesy of Cal Fire TGU

At around 3:30 a.m. the following morning, CAL FIRE – Tehama Glenn Unit and Tehama County Fire, along with Dibble Creek Volunteer FD Co.14 and other emergency personnel, were dispatched to reports of an active structure fire burning on Live Oak Road in West Red Bluff.

When officials arrived, they confirmed finding a structure described as a large residential shop building that was fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters updated that the building was believed to be unoccupied and reported minor threat to other structures and vegetation.

Although the blaze was contained to the structure of origin, the fire leveled much of the building. According to officials the structure, as well as its contents, were considered a total loss.

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Once the blaze was extinguished, fire officials remained at the scene for the next several hours conducting overhaul and mop-up operations.

No citizen or firefighter injuries were reported as a result of the destructive blaze and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.



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Trevor Montgomery, 51, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and operates Riverside County News Source (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS). Both are stringer organizations, providing breaking news coverage and community interest stories for other mainstream media organizations throughout the two regions they serve.

Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.

Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)

During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.

Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.

Trevor has been married for more than 30 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 18 grandchildren.